Swap deal: Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to Anfield
Liverpool have targeted Tottenham misfit Roman Pavlyuchenko in a surprise January move which could see Ryan Babel head in the opposite direction.
Manager Rafa Benitez knows he desperately needs back-up for Fernando Torres and has grown increasingly tired of Babel’s displays and murmurings of discontent.
Babel, an £11.5m signing from Ajax two years ago, represents Liverpool’s biggest bargaining tool and at 22 he has a great re-sale value. However, Tottenham want optimum price for Pavlyuchenko and may even ask for Babel plus cash.
